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Inverness, Old Harbour
Harbour (Period Unknown)
Site Name Inverness, Old Harbour
Classification Harbour (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) River Ness
Canmore ID 13381
Site Number NH64NE 129.02
NGR NH 6635 4592
NGR Description Centred NH 6635 4592
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13381
- Council Highland
- Parish Inverness And Bona
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH64NE 129.02 centred 6635 4592
Formerly entered as NH64NE 3.
The tradition is that the curiously carved stones to be seen on the Old Harbour came from St. Thomas's Chapel (NH64NE 21) when Cromwell's Fort was being built.
C Fraser-Mackintosh 1875.
In 1675 the old quay was erected at Portland Place and superseded by the new one in 1738.
A Ross 1888.
Centred NH 6635 4592 Old Harbour sited from photostat plan of Inverness c. 1747 (Original in British Museum)
(Undated) information in NMRS.
The area of the Old Harbour is now filled in and modernised.
Visited by OS (J L D) 31 March 1960.
